Announcement: Appointment as Academic Coordinator for KI’s Cooperation with Great Britain

Internationalization is of great and growing importance in research and teaching at Karolinska Institutet. In the 2030 strategy, one of the three strategic path options is for KI to be a global university. In order to promote international strategic work, the Council for Internationalization is now looking for an Academic Coordinator for Great Britain.

Your turn

Academic coordinators are associated with international collaborations at the KI level of which KI is a part, and formal collaborations at the KI level often involve many different collaborative activities.

The purpose of Academic Coordinators is to appoint a representative with academic competence and good knowledge of relevant partner institutions who can handle some of the required tasks and contacts. The Academic Coordinators work in close collaboration with the Directors and with the International Bureau.

KI currently has extensive research collaborations with British universities. KI has prioritized a few universities in Great Britain for in-depth collaboration, and with these universities a dialogue is being held on expanding collaboration in education and research as well as joint ventures. Currently the priority higher education institutions are:

• University College London (UCL): Since 2020, KI has been cooperating with KTH and SU with UCL in the framework of “UCL Cities Partnership Program“.
• King’s College London: Dialogue on Deepening Collaboration in, among others, Cancer Research, Student Exchange and Ph.D.
• University of Edinburgh: For several years, KI has been a PhD program partner with the University of Edinburgh.
• Imperial College London: Many different discussions are under way with Imperial College London about collaboration, including with the newly started Infection Institute, and a PhD exchange agreement will soon be concluded.

As KI’s collaboration portfolio evolves over time, the universities prioritized for in-depth collaboration may change.

Who are you?

We are looking for you as follows:

• Ph.D
• Obtaining employment as a teacher or researcher at KI for at least one year in the future

Documented cooperation in the relevant area is beneficial.

Much emphasis will be placed on personal fit. Good communication skills are important to the job. A thorough assessment of the merits of the applicants will be carried out.

assignment

The assignment includes, among others, to:

• To work to enhance KI’s cooperation in priority universities and other organizations in the respective region
• The mission includes activities that are part of the KI collaboration (they can be education, research, postgraduate training, innovation).
• Find synergies between ongoing collaborative activities and keep in touch with KI employees who are active in the relevant area or have collaborations with related organizations or equivalent
• Contribute to the consolidation of aspects of cooperation within KI
• Participate in assignments that require academic competence and are related to collaboration in the current area
• Contribute to the placement of students from the relevant area in KI’s global education program as well as to research-level KI education in cases where appropriate

task scope

The assignment covers 10 percent. Travel may happen. The assignment is valid until 12-31-2022 with the possibility of extension. Arrival in April / May or by agreement.

The Academic Coordinator reports to the Chairman of the Internationalization Council. In the mission, she cooperates both with the academic representatives and the staff of the university administration, above all in the international office.

Express interest

Welcome to express interest no later than March 21, 2022 In the form of a personal letter with justification of why you are suitable for the job and a CV. Send an expression of interest with the diary number 1-154 / 2022 to [email protected]

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